Claire D It lists the width at the shoulders and feet but not in the middle. What's the width at the hips/waist?
NANCY W I don't have mine any longer. I left it in Sudan because I didn't care for it. I found it difficult to get in and out of and didn't like how close it was to my face. I'd much rather purchase a small tent for my next trip!
RONALD K My son and I LOVE our bug bivys! We used them recently in Shenandoah National Park on a 7 night ulralight excursion sleeping only under a tarp. The bivys took up very little space in our packs and added minimal weight for the protection they offered against flying inscets, ants, spiders and other creepy crawlers. We used trekking poles to support our tarp and after staking our bivys corners tied them off to the top of the poles to support the feet and the arch over the shoulders. To answer your question, the bivy tapers linearly, in a straight line, from shoulders to feet. I am six feet tall and fit comfortably into my bivy with room for all of my night things including a whistle, headlamp, pillow, sleeping bag, puffy jacket, sleep pants, socks, hat and book. We recommend the Outdoor Research Bug Bivy highly and without reservation!
RONALD K My son and I LOVE our bug bivys! We used them recently in Shenandoah National Park on a 7 night ulralight excursion sleeping only under a tarp. The bivys took up very little space in our packs and added minimal weight for the protection they offered against flying inscets, ants, spiders and other creepy crawlers. We used trekking poles to support our tarp and after staking our bivys corners tied them off to the top of the poles to support the feet and the arch over the shoulders.
To answer your question, the bivy tapers linearly, in a straight line, from shoulders to feet. I am six feet tall and fit comfortably into my bivy with room for all of my night things including a whistle, headlamp, pillow, sleeping bag, puffy jacket, sleep pants, socks, hat and book.
We recommend the Outdoor Research Bug Bivy highly and without reservation!
MICHAEL K I would look for another product. It was not well made with the zipper and tough to get in and out
MIKE R Claire,
I really hate to do this although SunnySide asked for it by sending me a link to your question. I don't consider myself to be a "big guy" -- 5'10" & 230 lbs -- although the description might not seem that way. I'm pretty muscular from a lot of hiking and outdoor activity. I was hoping this Bug Bivy would be the perfect, lightweight solution for "thru-hiking" where one carries everything they need for a multi-day hike. I was EXTREMELY disappointed in this product. I'm a "flopper" when it comes to sleeping as I turn from side to side. You CANNOT do it in this. If you like sleeping on your back -- which I won't do -- and don't feel like moving, then I guess you might find this useful. You have to enter it from the top and need to "slide down" into it. Again, I found this to be unworkable. I do a lot of "testing" of gear in my backyard well before I ever take anything out in the field and franky, this didn't even make it into the backyard. I took it out of the package, set it up in the living room and that was all it took. I can't see how anyone would ever use this. It obviously depends on what you're looking for. For me, this didn't fit what I was looking for. I've purchased two "bivy shelters" which are very similiar to this but big enough for me to sleep like I like to, has a zipper to enter from the LENGTH of the shelter and NOT from the TOP. It even comes with a rainfly. If you're looking for a very lightweight shelter that provides protection from insects, then I'd get a bivy shelter which are NOT tents. They have the same "profile" as the bug bivy where it's a horizontal shelter instead of a round dome. There's just not enough room and it isn't very sturdy. Avoid this and search out a bivy shelter. Sorry about that SunnySide although it is my my honest opinion.
RICHARD B I used this product for a 5 day Grand Canyon, AZ backpack hike. It worked well and the zipper did not fail. I stored my gear in the bottom to keep the netting off me while I slept. My sleeping pad fit all the way into the Bivy with no problem. There was also room in the Bivy for items near my head. The only issue I really had with the Bivy was crawling in and out of it because you have to crawl in from the top, so you need to be somewhat flexible.
RICHARD B The width at the hips/waist area is 25 1/2 inches.
STEVEN H Hi Claire,
I've not used the Bug Bivy since 2010 for a particular thru-hike. It's pack away right now and can't easily answer your question on dimensions. I can say that I am/was very happy with the product and hopefully will get out and have a good chance to use it again.
Sorry I couldn't have answered your particular question.
Steven
LOUIS P I was in the Amazon region of Bolivia depending on a this product to protect myself from malaria and dengue. The problem with it is that the zipper broke on the first night and I could not get the Bug Bivy to seal. It was useless. Do not waste your money